May 7, 2019
Video: Stretch, Strength and Control
Tuesday Social
On Saturday last, Body Forté Limited celebrated International Pilates Day at their headquarters in Barbican with a host of activities that include free introductory pilates classes. With May internationally recognised as mental health month, Body Forté highlighted the use of various breathing and muscle-strengthening techniques to find mindfulness in movement and improve stress management and relaxation.
For its third-year anniversary Body Forté introduced 90 pilates virgins to the full Body Forté method, exposing them to movements on machines, such as Reformers, EXO chairs and Trapeze tables. Tuesday Social gets in for a stretch.
Pilates instructors Kimberly Hoffman (left), Wendy Haddad (back) andRaejean Porter (front) were all smiles with their pilates newbies (fromsecond left) Sherika Anderson, Sanya Anderson, Naita Chamberlain,Ruth Meredith, Jessica Campbell and Kris Jackson. (Photos: Karl McLarty)
JenTechConsultantsLimited civil engineerSherika Anderson (left),was awarded a tokenby pilates instructorKimberly Hoffmanfor doing the bestmermaid pose.
Blendsby Emz ownerEmma Haddadserved up a bellyfulof goodness withher açaí smoothiebowls.
Body Forté directorSummer Lopez (right)conducted a physicaltherapy assessment ofTabz RX Sales ExecutiveJudith Ranglin.
Summer Lopez (left), directorat Body Forté, and herdaughter Paisley were excitedto celebrate InternationalPilates Day.
Jamaica Broilers engineer Robert Roper was focused on pilatesinstructor Summer Lopez’s instructions for the trapeze table.
Pilates regulars Mark Haddad (right), director of sales at iPrintDigital/National Outdoor Advertising, and Robert Roper, engineerat Jamaica Broilers, couldn’t resist the Pilates Day festivities.
Mommy-daughter duo Carol Maxwell (left), EcklerJamaica office manager and accountant, and ZoeMaxwell, Spanish Town Hospital physical therapyintern, perfected their standing leg slides.
Pilates instructor Sabina Kay demonstrated theproper hand movements to achieve the ideal rowingback position.
Physiotherapist and pilates instructor RaejeanPorter (centre), adjusted pilates first-timerShwetha Srinivasmurthy with her chest press.
(From left) Eckler Jamaica office manager andaccountant Carol Maxwell, Spanish Town Hospitalphysical therapy intern Zoe Maxwell, pilates newbieShwetha Srinivasmurthy and Taylor’d 4 Babies ownerMolanda Bennett mastered the EXO chair exercisewith the help of their instructor Raejean Porter.
Certified pilates instructor Wendy Haddad(left) oversaw (from right) Fakture designersand manufacturers Kris Jackson and JessicaCampbell, freelance architect Naita Chamberlainand Sagicor commercial programmes specialistRuth Meredith in the straddling ring exercise.
Ruth Meredith, commercial programmes specialist atSagicor, was properly positioned by Wendy Haddad,pilates instructor, to achieve her best mermaid pose.
Pilates instructor Wendy Haddad instructed HealthyOffice Homes and Lifestyle/Alatra Managing DirectorCherine Forbes on how to keep the perfect bodyalignment.
Fakture designer and manufacturer Jessica Campbell(front) received posture realignment from pilatesinstructor Wendy Haddad.
